Where does “kärkimies” come from?

kärkimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

kärkimies (Finnish): boss, leader, top dog, big cheese, big enchilada,...

Definitions

  1. boss, leader, top dog, big cheese, big enchilada,...

Ancestry of “kärkimies”, step by step

kärkimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →